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Get Hooked on Fishing

Get Hooked on Fishing programmes around the country aim to support young people who are disengaged from education or at risk of offending.

In 2004 Dreamstore partnered with DEFRA’s Countryside Agency and the Home Office Positive Futures programme to commission a review and recommendations for future development of the Get Hooked on Fishing Trust. Since then, a new Chief Executive has been appointed, which was one of the central recommendations, and there promises to be exciting development in 2006.

At a local level, Dreamstore has provided advice to Get Hooked on Fishing Midlands on its future development. At a purely practical level the Get Hooked on Fishing North Wales was provided with sea rods and reels by and life preservers to help develop a new supervised course for young people locally. This project was kindly supported by leading angling supplier LEEDA.

Dreamstore has already committed to supporting Get Hooked on Fishing Midlands should it move to new premises in 2006 and to a Get Hooked on Fishing programme in Peterborough once it has a dedicated qualified coach in place. Currently a local policeman is completing his Dreamstore Academy sponsored Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Angling.

Time to make a difference.

Although it has taken a number of years to reach, and it will take time to develop further, the completion of Dreamstore Academy Level 2 qualifications by members of the Stroke Association in the North West has marked a significant point in the development of angling as a recreational activity to benefit stroke survivors. Andy [...]

New learning resource centre at Lavender Hall

by editor Posted on August 1, 2011 in All Articles | Community | Disability | Dreamstore | Social Inclusion

A new Angling Unlimited learning resource centre has been opened at Lavender Hall Fisheries, Berkswell, Coventry. The centre was officially opened by TV presenter Hywel Morgan in July. The centre provides an office and a learning room with PC and presentation facilities to support teaching sessions. It is close to specially built training platforms, has [...]

Angling alternative

by editor Posted on June 23, 2011 in All Articles | Community | Dreamstore | Small Grants

Hartcliffe and Withywood Angling Club offers a scheme to divert young people, living in a deprived area of Bristol, away from anti-social behaviour, crime, drugs and alcohol misuse. Through strict conduct and behaviour rules, the club helps young people, within the environment of fishing, to gain new skills, build confidence levels and engage positively with [...]

Dreamstore Day gallery is now available.

For all those who attended the excellent Dreamstore Day at Haydock Racecourse at the end of March there is gallery available at www.dreamstore.org/gallery/view/dreamstore-day-2011 to remind you of the great day we shared. The pictures take us through the day, from coffee on arrival… To presentations by Terry Yarnall on the Equality Act 2010… to Linda Kerr’s [...]

Perth’s Angling for Youth Development roll out the Dreamstore EAZ

by editor Posted on May 19, 2011 in All Articles | Community | Dreamstore | EAZ | Uncatagorised

At the start of the year Perth AFYD accepted delivery of a new Dreamstore EAZ package, kindly sponsored by Crerar Hotels. End of April and AFYD in Perth held its first EAZ night with the Perth Boys Brigade & Girls Association. The young people learned about angling, how to fly fish and the different types of fish [...]